The 1989 UMass Minutemen football team represented the

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in the 1989 NCAA Division I-AA football season as a member of the

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. The team was coached by

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and played its home games at

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in Hadley, Massachusetts. UMass finished the season with a record of 5–5–1 overall and 3–5 in conference play.

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UMass UMass Minutemen football seasons

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